http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/holding_area/research/rrc/roman_republican_coins.aspx
*This one features the Moon driving her chariot over a housefly.
*I can't doubt that this made perfect sense at the time. It's like: you got drunk, and you went to the gladiatorial games, and you watched half a dozen guys get slaughtered. And then you were broke. And hung over. And then you asked your friend, Julius: "Hey. Can you loan me a couple of houseflies? Just to tide me over till payday?"
"No problem, buddy." Clink. Clink.
